The Best Pirate Quotes and Sayings (Historical and Fiction)

<h2>Famous Historical Pirate Quotes</h2>

<p>Real pirates weren't exactly known for their eloquence, but when they did speak, it was usually a threat, a curse, or a defiant final word before the gallows.</p>

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<li><strong>"Damnation seize my soul if I give you quarters, or take any from you."</strong> – Blackbeard (Edward Teach), supposedly shouted to the Royal Navy before his final battle.</li>

<li><strong>"A merry life and a short one shall be my motto."</strong> – Bartholomew Roberts (Black Bart), explaining his decision to become a pirate.</li>

<li><strong>"I am sorry to see you here, but if you had fought like a man, you need not have been hang'd like a dog."</strong> – Anne Bonny, to "Calico Jack" Rackham on the day of his execution.</li>

<li><strong>"Let's jump on board, and cut them to pieces."</strong> – Blackbeard, right before boarding a ship.</li>

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<h2>Popular Fictional Pirate Quotes</h2>

<p>Hollywood and fiction have given us some of the most memorable pirate lines.</p>

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<li><strong>"Not all treasure is silver and gold, mate."</strong> – Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean).</li>

<li><strong>"The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem."</strong> – Jack Sparrow.</li>

<li><strong>"Fifteen men on the dead man's chest... Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!"</strong> – Robert Louis Stevenson (Treasure Island).</li>

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